I went for another run tonight to redeem myself from that mockery of an IST earlier today. I talked to myself the whole time.. Literally, spoke out loud. And you can polish my trousers, but that shit worked. It’s like I completely forgot I was running. Anything that came into my head I would just discuss out loud with myself and ramble on from there. Things really felt a lot easier, and a lot harder when I would stop.

I want to try this on my next run with the Marines, but I’m still debating if it’s worth the bizarre looks I’ll get.